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Annual SCAR Report on
National Antarctic Scientific Activities 1999 - 2000
and Planned New Programmes

Sweden

1 July 1999 - 30 June 2000

 

National SCAR Committee
Title

Swedish National Committee for Antarctic Research
Address
The Royal Swedish Academy ofSciences
P.O Box 50005
SE-104 05 Stockholm
Sweden
+46-8-673 95 00
+46-8-15 56 70
dick@kva.se
dick@kva.se
Name Address
Chairman/President Professor David Gee 4

Representatives:
to SCAR
Permanent Delegate D Gee 4
Alternate Delegate D Hedberg 1
to SCAR Working Groups
Biology B Fernholm 5
Geodesy and Geographic Information L Sjöberg 6
Geology K Larsson 7
Glaciology P Holmlund 8
Human Biology and Medicine I Holmér 9
Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere H-C Hansson 10
Solar-Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research vacant
Solid Earth Geophysics P O Hulth 11

National Operating Agency
Title Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
Address
P.O. Box 50003
SE-104 05 Stockholm
Sweden
Telephone +46-8-673 96 00
Fax+46-8-15 20 57
E-mail: office@polar.se
Director Professor Anders Karlqvist
COMNAP Representative A Karlqvist 2
SCALOP Representative M Augner 3
 
 
Wintering Stations
Name Location Coordinates
None
Summer-only Stations
Name Location Coordinates
Wasa Vestfjella, Dronning Maud Land 73° 03'S, 13° 25'W
Svea Heimefrontfjella, Dronning Maud Land 74° 35'S, 11° 13'W

Automatic Recording Stations/Observatories
Name/Identifier Coordinates Parameters Recorded
AMANDA (The US-Swedish-German-Belgian Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array) South Pole Intensity and time arrival of Cherenkov photons
 
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National Programmes/Projects by Working Group

Biology
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
None this year

Geodesy and Geographic Information
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
None this year

Geology
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
None this year

Glaciology
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
None this year

Human Biology and Medicine
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
None this year

Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
None this year

Solid-Earth Geophysics
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
None

Solar Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
AMANDA: Neutrinos, Muons, Cherenkov photons Composition of universe South Pole Ongoing P O Hulth 11
Logistics
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Aircraft Iluyshin 76 Evaluation flight Cape town - Blue I, DML Jan 2001 D Hedberg 1
 
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Planned New Programmes/Projects by Working Group

 
Biology
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Tardigrades in polar areas Energetics and life history WASA, Vestfjella, DML Jan 2002 J Jonsson 13
Lichens in and between nunatakks Distribution of lichens " " A Telenius 14
Nunatakk microfauna Local and regional biodiversity of microfauna " " B Sohlenius 15

Geodesy and Geographic Information
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Geology
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Glacial erratics, lake sediments Holocene climate The Peninsula Jan 2002 O Ingolfsson 16
Lake sediments Holocene climate The Peninsula Jan 2002 R Zale 17

Glaciology
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Glaciers, Moraine ridges Glacial dynamics The Peninsula Jan 2002 P Holmlund 18

Human Biology and Medicine
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Sea birds, seals Global dispersal of man associated bacteria and viruses (zoonoses) The Peninsula Jan 2002 B Olsen 19
Man and cold Validation of wind chill and IREQ-indices WASA and ABOA, Vestfjella, DML Ongoing I Holmer 9

Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Solar Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
AMANDA South Pole Ongoing P O Hulth 11

Solid-Earth Geophysics
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address

Environment
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Lichens, microorganisms, snow, ice, soil Env. Impact assessment Stations WASA and SVEA Ongoing A Modig 12

Social Sciences
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Historical scientific sites Archaelogy The Peninsula Jan 2002 N Broadbent 20
Historical scientific sites Science history The Peninsula Jan 2002 U Wråkberg 21
Historical scientific sites Theory of science, research policy, science history The Peninsula Jan 2002 A Elzinga 22
Historical scientific sites Science history The Peninsula Jan 2002 T Nordin 23
 
 
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Contact Addresses, Telephone, Facsimile and E-mail numbers
1. Polar Research Committee, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Box 50005, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46-8-673 95 66;
Fax: +46-8-15 56 70;
e-mail: dick@kva.se
2. Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Box 50005, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46-8-673 96 01;
Fax: +46-8-15 20 57;
e-mail: anders@polar.se
3. Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Box 50005, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46-8-673 96 03;
Fax: +46-8-15 20 57;
e-mail: magnus@polar.se
4. Department of Earth Sciences, Geophysics, University of Uppsala, Villavägen 16, SE-752 29 Uppsala, Sweden.
Tel: +46-18-471 23 80;
Fax: +46-18-50 11 10;
e-mail: gee@geofys.uu.se
5. Section for Vertebrate Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46-8-5195 41 10;
Fax: +46-8-5195 42 12;
e-mail: bo.fernholm@nrm.se
6. Department of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46-8-790 73 30;
Fax: +46-8-790 73 42;
e-mail: sjoberg@geomatics.kth.se
7. Department of Geology, University of Lund, Sölvegatan 13, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden.
Tel: +46-46-222 78 71;
Fax: +46-46-12 14 77;
e-mail: kent.larsson@geol.lu.se
8. Department of Physical Geography, University of Stockholm, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46-8-16 48 11;
Fax: +46-8-16 48 18;
e-mail: per.holmlund@natgeo.su.se
9. Department for Working- and Environmental Physiology, National Institute for Working Life, SE-171 84 Solna, Sweden.
Tel:+46-8-730 91 00;
Fax:+46-8-730 19 67;
e-mail: iholmer@niwl.se
10. Department of Meteorology, University of Stockholm, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46-8-16 24 02;
Fax: +46-8-15 92 95;
e-mail: hc@misu.su.se
11. Department of Physics, University of Stockholm, Box 6730, SE-113 85 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46-8-16 46 33;
Fax: +46-8-34 78 17;
e-mail: hulth@physto.se
12. Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Box 50005, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46-8-673 96 10;
Fax: +46-8-15 20 57;
e-mail: anders.modig@polar.se
13. Department of Ecology, Theoretical Ecology, University of Lund, Sölvegatan 13, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden.
Tel: +46-46-222 37 71;
Fax: +46-46-222 37 66;
e-mail: ingemar@wallace.teorekol.lu.se
14. Department of Chemical Engineering, Mälardalen University, Box 325, SE-631 05 Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Tel: +46-16-15 34 74;
e-mail: anders.telenius@mdh.se
15. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46-8-5195 42 30;
Fax: +46-8-5195 41 25;
e-mail: bjorn.sohlenius@nrm.se
16. Earth Sciences Center, University of Göteborg, Box 460, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.
Tel: +46-31-773 28 13;
Fax: +46-31-773 28 49;
e-mail: olafur@gvc.gu.se
17. Department of Physical Geography, University of Umeå, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Tel: +46-90-786 67 81;
Fax: +46-90-786 67 50;
e-mail: rolf.zale@bmg.umu.se
18. Department of Physical Geography, University of Stockholm, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46-8-16 48 11;
Fax: +46-8-16 48 18;
e-mail: per.holmlund@natgeo.su.se
19. Department of Infectious Diseases, LSK, SE-391 85 Kalmar, Sweden.
Tel: +46-480-810 00;
Fax: +46-480-44 89 86;
e-mail: bjornol@ltkalmar.se
20. Department of Archaeology and Environmental Archaeology Laboratory, University of Umeå, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Tel: +46-90-786 62 25;
e-mail: noel.broadbent@arke.umu.se
21. Swedish Programme for Social Science Research in the Polar Regions, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Box 50005, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46-8-673 96 13;
Fax: +46-8-673 95 98;
e-mail: urban@kva.se
22. Department of History of Ideas and Theory of Sciences, University of Göteborg, Box 200, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.
Tel: +46-31-773 19 31;
Fax: +46-31-773 45 48;
e-mail: aant.elzinga@theorysc.gu.se
23. Department of Philosophy, University of Göteborg, SE-412 98 Göteborg, Sweden.
Tel: +46-31-773 10 00;
Fax: +46-31-773 45 70;
e-mail: torgny.nordin@phil.gu.se